PAPER 3 (Y4iT)

            At first I don’t have any idea about Y4IT. I’ve only heard it during our meeting in Field Trip and seminars. My classmates told me that it is a big event for many students especially IT students who have brilliant ideas about the innovation of technology. Different schools and different students will compete each other to have the trophy and will bring the name of their school.

            As I’ve heard it was really a big event and there will lots of students who will attend and get interested of the said event. According to what I’ve searched in Wikipedia Y4IT Established in 2003, the Youth Congress on Information Technology (formerly known as the Philippine Youth Congress on Information Technology) commonly known as Y4iT which is an annual information technology event in the Philippines, organized by the UP System Information Technology Foundation (UP SITF). Aimed primarily at college students, professionals, educators, IT experts and enthusiasts, Y4iT is an enabling event for today's youth and aspires to recognize young Filipinos as key drivers in the dynamic IT industry. Since its launching, Y4iT has gone on to be at the forefront of information technology gathering events in the Philippines. Various relevant and exciting IT topics are presented and discussed. The event is co-organized by the Y4iT Volunteer Corps (YVC). According to its history Y4iT’s precursor, the 2003 National IT Student Congress held on September 2 and 3 at the University Theater in UP Diliman, Quezon City, attracted at least 5,000 participants from all over the nation. Attendance has been steadily increasing, benefiting from an increasing number of lectures.

            Of course all of us are excited for the upcoming Field Trip in Manila. It will be my first time to go there and I hope that I will enjoy each activity that we perform. Since it is my first time I’m sure I will be more interesting to see what Manila has. Manila is the capital and second largest city of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities which, along with the municipality of Pateros, make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region, whose overall population is around 12 million. The city of Manila is located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay and is bordered by the cities of Navotas and Caloocan to the north; Quezon City and San Juan to the northeast; Mandaluyong to the east; Makati to the southeast, and Pasay to the south. It has a total population of 1,652,171 according to the 2010 census and is the second most populous city in the Philippines, behind Quezon City. The populace inhabit an area of only 3,855 hectares (9,525.91 acres) making Manila arguably the most densely populated city in the world as what I’ve searched the web. Many people live in Manila that’s why you can deny the fact that it already became a populated city.

            Because we will be able to attend the biggest event which is the Y4iT our professor has decided to let us think for an idea that might be useful to everybody. So we have started to do our task and start to think for a good idea first we thought that each group will present only one idea but unfortunately each of the member of the group should have also a presentation so we changed our plan and have brain storming together with my group mates. Finally we’ve meet to our professor and check each of our work and unluckily we failed to present a good idea. When I presented my idea our professor get amaze with my idea because it is resourceful and can really contribute a big help to many people.

            I am expecting something good to this event Y4It this coming September and we hope it will be fine and successful. Since it is an event for presenting ideas and innovating new technology I am expecting that it will be more fun and interesting to know. From that said activity maybe we can achieve something and gain knowledge towards the presentors. Success comes from ideas until it was develop and build. Success means achievement, accomplishment, victory, and triumph. Success, no matter how big or small the goals are, can only be grasped through the attaining of those goals. Success must also be sought after. For anyone to have success, they must fight and strive for it. If a student from a specified school worked her way up the ladder through hard work and sacrifice, she would be a success. On the other hand, if a student had a friend who got her a job at the top, she would not be looked upon as a success. There must be a desire for improvement and a commitment to achieve success. It cannot be handed out or paid for. If a student worked hard on homework, read the material, and did well on the test, they would be successful. The desire to work hard and make a good grade produced his success. If he'd been given the answers before the test, and he scored well, he could not be a success. His lack of willingness to work for the grade led to the lack of success. Success can also be reached by achievement of goals. In order to accomplish a goal, one must accomplish smaller goals that lead up to the main achievement. For instance, if a football team achieved its aim to win their district and the state championship, they would be successful. On the other hand, if the team set out to have a winning record, and failed, the season would not be considered successful. 

            So we have also some student who was accepted by our professor regarding with their idea and all were hoping is that their ideas will be appreciated by the judges. Hoping things to happen is a positive way of thinking.